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The CW is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, owner of UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time Warner, majority owner of The WB. Its name derives from the first letter of the names of these two corporations (CBS and Warner).
CBS chairman Les Moonves explained that the name of the new network was formed from the first letters of CBS and Warner Bros, joking, "we couldn't call it the WC for obvious reasons."
2007-03-16 21:15:06
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The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006-07 television season. It features a mixture of programming from both UPN and The WB television networks, which ceased independent operations on September 15, 2006 and September 17, 2006 respectively
The CW is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, owner of UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time Warner, majority owner of The WB. Its name derives from the first letter of the names of these two corporations (CBS and Warner).
The network began operations on Monday, September 18, 2006 with two nights of reruns and launch-related specials; however, The CW marketed its formal launch date as Wednesday, September 20, 2006 with the 2-hour season premiere of America's Next Top Model.[2]
2007-03-17 04:21:25
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The CW is an acronym for the parent companies of the network: The "C" is for CBS and the "W" stands for Warner Brothers
2007-03-17 04:22:38
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The CW is the network formed when UPN and WB merged. CW are the first letters of CBS and Warner Brothers, the two main companies who set up the network.
2007-03-17 04:15:14
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2007-03-17 04:12:48
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